Circle half the population of the world
November 12th, 2016 at 10:50:19 PM permalink | |
TheCesspit Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 1929 |
I suspect you don't know what I believe in from a hole in the ground, then. It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life |
November 13th, 2016 at 2:23:18 AM permalink | |
Aussie Member since: May 10, 2016 Threads: 2 Posts: 458 | I see IT has infested this board as well. Disappointing. |
November 13th, 2016 at 1:11:15 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Counties with population over 100K won by Barack Obama by 70% or greater (ordered by percentage win) DC District of Columbia 91.36% 243,348 NY Bronx 91.25% 316,047 MD Prince George's 90.08% 352,292 MD Baltimore City 87.45% 229,897 PA Philadelphia 85.22% 653,598 NY Manhattan 84.20% 496,293 CA San Francisco 83.44% 321,023 MO St. Louis City 82.65% 141,135 NY Brooklyn 81.43% 618,035 LA Orleans 80.26% 157,233 MA Boston 78.92% 248,482 NY Queens 78.78% 507,722 CA Alameda 78.46% 558,386 NJ Essex 77.39% 281,633 NJ Hudson 77.36% 176,104 NC Durham 75.91% 143,828 OR Multnomah 75.80% 344,614 IL Cook 74.01% 1,944,401 MI Wayne 73.12% 814,108 CA San Mateo 71.31% 211,814 WI Dane 71.12% 302,845 MD Montgomery 70.88% 404,214 CA Sonoma 70.85% 175,738 HI Hawaii 70.57% 429,494 TX Hidalgo 70.43% 138,966 Total 78.24% = 7,989,500 / 10,211,250 Counties with population over 100K won by Mitt Romney by 70% or greater (ordered by percentage win) TX Montgomery 79.75% 172,820 GA DeKalb 77.86% 305,299 LA St. Tammany 75.04% 112,884 CO Denver 73.45% 285,564 Total 76.43% = 669,985 / 876,567 I think that in a nutshell tells you why the GOP will massively resist any weakening of the Electoral College. However, they will embrace keeping the EC, but changing the formula for assigning votes to candidate (to be more like Nebraska and Maine). |
November 13th, 2016 at 1:22:05 PM permalink | |
stinkingliberal Member since: Nov 9, 2016 Threads: 17 Posts: 731 |
That's OK. We'll tolerate you anyway. |
November 13th, 2016 at 1:31:02 PM permalink | |
stinkingliberal Member since: Nov 9, 2016 Threads: 17 Posts: 731 |
Why would they want that? Right now, you have the situation of urban areas in redneck states basically having their votes nullified. Places like Texas wouldn't have all their electoral votes go to Republicans if their votes were all chopped up by district or whatever. What will keep the Republicans in power, until they simply abolish voting, is that Democrat voters tend to be concentrated, both by state and by areas within states. It essentially means that nine rednecks in a flyover state have more influence on the outcome than two million minority voters in a blue state. That's stupid and unfair--which is exactly why the Republicans will keep it the way it is. It'll all be moot soon anyway. Soviet Russia, North Korea, Iran, Nazi Germany, etc. didn't bother with elections at all, and they were paradises on earth--right? That's because the ruling party was much wiser and more righteous than the opposition. That includes telling the people how they should vote, and punishing them when they disobey. |
November 13th, 2016 at 1:33:18 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
Abolish voting? Why didn't I think of that. Bob, get that on the agenda for the next meeting! The President is a fink. |
November 13th, 2016 at 1:37:44 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Actually, it's fairer than fair. It's what keeps us from becoming a banana republic, with dynasty families getting elected for generations. The founding fathers were some very smart men. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 13th, 2016 at 1:43:29 PM permalink | |
stinkingliberal Member since: Nov 9, 2016 Threads: 17 Posts: 731 |
Ahh, more Trumper racism. Allowing minority votes to count will turn us into a banana republic. Statements like that may fill you with pride, but they're actually quite disgusting. I do agree that we should keep dynasty families like the Bushes from dominating politics :) |
November 13th, 2016 at 1:53:47 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
Them rich, white guys knew what they were doing. Even then they could see that just a few places might dominate and the only fair way is indirect voting so that all regions had to be paid attention to. The President is a fink. |
November 13th, 2016 at 2:03:09 PM permalink | |
Aussie Member since: May 10, 2016 Threads: 2 Posts: 458 |
I'm sure the rest of the forum will be thrilled to have the poster formerly known as mkl654321 on a different board deciding who they will and won't tolerate. :S |